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“Their popularity isn’t from winning expensive prizes, or because competitions pay big. Claw machines are still difficult to win and many believe they’re rigged by operators. It’s because claw machines — in their own way, nostalgia personified — have become an unlikely and effective modern vehicle for monetizable content.” The competitive claw machine boom.

+ An injury-riddled 49er team upset the Eagles in Philly over the weekend (in case you were wondering about those screams of joy that could be heard by everyone within a mile of my living room). Sadly, the team lost yet another star player, the enormously popular George Kittle. After he tore his achilles, “Kittle’s wife Claire and 49ers owner Jed York came down from their luxury suites to meet with the tight end in the training room.” York asked Kittle if he needed anything. A few minutes later, a bottle of tequila was delivered to the locker room.